I have purchased from him and so have many others living in the U.S. My order took a bit longer than stuff coming from Japan, but it all arrived safely. I've ordered from him twice and not had an issue. He communicates well if you have any questions.

Now, you will find varying opinions on the quality of his tea ware, but I think in general he's a source worth exploring.

tortoise wrote:I have purchased from him and so have many others living in the U.S. My order took a bit longer than stuff coming from Japan, but it all arrived safely. I've ordered from him twice and not had an issue. He communicates well if you have any questions.

Now, you will find varying opinions on the quality of his tea ware, but I think in general he's a source worth exploring.

Awesome thanks! I was just wondering because I've seen all these stories about customs so I've been afraid to order from anywhere overseas for fear that I have to pay the magical customs fees.

I've yet to have to pay any fees on arrival of my overseas packages, for teas or teawares, with values clearly documented on the outside of most of them, up to several hundred dollars for one shipment.

tortoise wrote:I have purchased from him and so have many others living in the U.S. My order took a bit longer than stuff coming from Japan, but it all arrived safely. I've ordered from him twice and not had an issue. He communicates well if you have any questions.

Now, you will find varying opinions on the quality of his tea ware, but I think in general he's a source worth exploring.

Awesome thanks! I was just wondering because I've seen all these stories about customs so I've been afraid to order from anywhere overseas for fear that I have to pay the magical customs fees.

Most the stories you've heard about customs fees for tea on this forum, are from our European members whose countries have different customs laws, and duty is owed on any package brought in over a certain monetary value ( a value much lower than what is set for the United States).

Thank you all so much. I'm just worried that the zhuni pot I want to buy from him or Jingteashop will have some kind of monstrous fee, and as a college student, I don't have much money to spend, except on choice items